SCORM Manifest Files

Every SCORM content package contains an XML manifest file that describes the package and its contents. The name of the manifest file is always imsmanifest.xml and it must appear in the root of the content package.

The manifest file is a structured inventory of the content of the package. It defines the physical files within the content package and how they are combined to form learning objects (resources). The manifest may also describe how learning objects are organized into learning experiences (organizations).

Mandatory Manifest File contents:

• Unique identifier
  
• Minimal metadata describing the package and its SCORM version
• One or more resource definitions listing all files required to launch and deliver each resource

Optional Manifest File contents:

• One or more organizations of learning activities
• Sequencing information for organizations
• More metadata for the content package, resources, and organizations

Example imsmanifest.xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no" ?>

<!-- Created with Trident, the SCORM IDE - http://www.scormsoft.com -->
<manifest identifier="MANIFEST_IDENTIFIER" version="1.0"
xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imscp_v1p1"
xmlns:adlcp="http://www.adlnet.org/xsd/adlcp_v1p3"
xmlns:adlnav="http://www.adlnet.org/xsd/adlnav_v1p3"
xmlns:adlseq="http://www.adlnet.org/xsd/adlseq_v1p3"
xmlns:imsss="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsss"
xmlns:lom="http://ltsc.ieee.org/xsd/LOM"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imscp_v1p1 imscp_v1p1.xsd
                   http://www.adlnet.org/xsd/adlcp_v1p3 adlcp_v1p3.xsd
                   http://www.adlnet.org/xsd/adlnav_v1p3 adlnav_v1p3.xsd
                   http://www.adlnet.org/xsd/adlseq_v1p3 adlseq_v1p3.xsd
                   http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsss imsss_v1p0.xsd
                   http://ltsc.ieee.org/xsd/LOM lom.xsd">

<metadata>
   <schema>ADL SCORM</schema>
   <schemaversion>CAM 1.3</schemaversion>
</metadata>

<organizations default="org1">
   <organization identifier="org1">
       <item identifier="ACT-001" identifierref="RES-001">
           <title>Activity 1</title>
       </item>
   </organization>
</organizations>

<resources>
   <resource id="RES-001" type="webcontent" adlcp:scormType="sco" href="sco1.html">
      <file href="sco1.html"/>
      <file href="apiWrapper.js"/>
   </resource>
</resources>

</manifest>

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